Federal law enforcement's hands are tied now that the statute of limitations for prosecuting fraud in COVID-era unemployment programs has expired. While Congress extended the statute of limitations ...

Prosecutors allege 13 L.A. County employees claimed unemployment benefits while still working and stole more than $437,000.

(The Center Square) – An Illinois congressman is calling for the adoption of legislation that would allow for more time to pursue COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment insurance fraudsters. The Pandemic ...

(The Center Square) – Legislation that would give the U.S. Department of Justice more time to track down and punish pandemic-era unemployment insurance (UI) fraud is on its way to the U.S. House floor ...

In 2024, federal prosecutors filed charges in an alleged transnational scheme to launder tens of millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits using cryptocurrency. Among those ...